diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js
index c326a7c4f5..585e37e11d 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
     renderer: new marked.Renderer(),
     gfm: true,
     tables: true,
-    breaks: true,
+    breaks: false,
     pedantic: false,
     sanitize: true,
     smartLists: true,